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World Food Day: Political, financial push urged to end hunger
Noting that $US22 billion was pledged to promote global food security
earlier this year, but that only 10 percent of this has so far
materialized mainly for emergency food aid Diouf declared, What
we need ... is political will and delivery on financial commitments,
if we are to be able to make the essential investments that are
needed
to promote sustainable agricultural development and food security in
the poorest countries of the world.
Read full text: http://infoclickindia.com/fnews.php?id=60&path_news=World%20Food%20Da...
Related reports:
Crop Prospects and Food Situation: October 2008-Overview
World cereal production in 2008 is forecast to increase 4.9 percent
to
a record 2 232 million tonnes, considerably up from earlier
predictions after better than expected results from the major
harvests
gathered in the past two months. Based on the latest production
forecast, a significant improvement in the global supply and demand
balance for cereals in the 2008/09 season can be expected. Even
allowing for a larger increase in utilization than was reported in
July, an 8 percent increase in world cereal stocks could be possible.
See More: http://infoclickindia.com/article.php?art_id=1615
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation: October 2008-Supply, Dmand &
Prices
FAOs forecast for world cereal production in 2008 has been revised
upward since the previous report in July, to 2 232 million tonnes
(including rice in milled terms), 4.9 percent up from last year and a
new record. The forecast has been increased mostly on account of
better than expected harvest results for grains throughout Europe,
for
maize in particular in the United States and also for coarse grains
and rice in Far East Asia.
See More: http://infoclickindia.com/article.php?art_id=1616
Noting that $US22 billion was pledged to promote global food security
earlier this year, but that only 10 percent of this has so far
materialized mainly for emergency food aid Diouf declared, What
we need ... is political will and delivery on financial commitments,
if we are to be able to make the essential investments that are
needed
to promote sustainable agricultural development and food security in
the poorest countries of the world.
Read full text: http://infoclickindia.com/fnews.php?id=60&path_news=World%20Food%20Da...
Related reports:
Crop Prospects and Food Situation: October 2008-Overview
World cereal production in 2008 is forecast to increase 4.9 percent
to
a record 2 232 million tonnes, considerably up from earlier
predictions after better than expected results from the major
harvests
gathered in the past two months. Based on the latest production
forecast, a significant improvement in the global supply and demand
balance for cereals in the 2008/09 season can be expected. Even
allowing for a larger increase in utilization than was reported in
July, an 8 percent increase in world cereal stocks could be possible.
See More: http://infoclickindia.com/article.php?art_id=1615
+++++++++++++++++++++
Crop Prospects and Food Situation: October 2008-Supply, Dmand &
Prices
FAOs forecast for world cereal production in 2008 has been revised
upward since the previous report in July, to 2 232 million tonnes
(including rice in milled terms), 4.9 percent up from last year and a
new record. The forecast has been increased mostly on account of
better than expected harvest results for grains throughout Europe,
for
maize in particular in the United States and also for coarse grains
and rice in Far East Asia.
See More: http://infoclickindia.com/article.php?art_id=1616